diff --git a/eclass/kernel-install.eclass b/eclass/kernel-install.eclass
index 7f4ca654845fa..08f631b5e8659 100644
--- a/eclass/kernel-install.eclass
+++ b/eclass/kernel-install.eclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2020-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2020-2022 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 # @ECLASS: kernel-install.eclass
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ kernel-install_get_qemu_arch() {
 		ppc64)
 			echo ppc64
 			;;
+		riscv)
+			echo riscv
+			;;
 		*)
 			die "${FUNCNAME}: unsupported ARCH=${ARCH}"
 			;;